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HIV Prevention and Screening in Older Adults

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Older adults are the least likely to practice safe sex [1, 2].

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  1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal

    Ana Rita Silva MD

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  1. Department of Medical and Surgical Scien, University of Modena and Reggio Emi, Modena, Modena, Italy

    Giovanni Guaraldi

  2. Director, Comprehensive HIV & Aging Init, McGill University Health Centre, MONTREAL, Québec, Canada

    Julian Falutz

  3. Centro di Valutazione e Ricerca Gerontol, University of Modena and Reggio Emi, Modena, Modena, Italy

    Chiara Mussi

  4. Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Lisbon, Grande Lisboa, Portugal

    Ana Rita Silva

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Silva, A.R. (2016). HIV Prevention and Screening in Older Adults. In: Guaraldi, G., Falutz, J., Mussi, C., Silva, A. (eds) Managing the Older Adult Patient with HIV. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20131-3_8

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